Museum Day will be celebrated in 2026 fromSaturday, May 16, to Monday, May 18, andmuseums in Buenos Aires will be openfor freewith guided tours, workshops, concerts, screenings, and themed tours for the whole family. Here’s a list of the museums you can visit for free and the schedule of activities.
Here’s how International Museum Day is celebrated in Buenos Aires: three days of free admission
Museum Day is an event that goes beyond Argentina; it has been a global celebration since 1946, transforming each city’s cultural spaces into lively gathering places.
In Buenos Aires, Museum Day gives you the chance to visit more than 10 museums for free and enjoy guided tours and many other free activities. Museums inPalermo,La Boca, andBelgranoare part of the itinerary, and even the Planetarium offers free activities.
If you didn’t know what to do in Buenos Aires in May, here are some ideas and the full schedule of activities.
Participating museums with free admission in Buenos Aires
Here are the 11 museums offering free admission from May 16 to 18:
- Cornelio de Saavedra Historical Museum(Chacarita) 📍Crisólogo Larralde 6309
- Isaac Fernández Blanco Museum of Hispanic American ArtandPalacio Noel 📍Suipacha 1422
- Eduardo Sívori Museum of Visual Arts📍 Av. Infanta Isabel 555
- Enrique Larreta Museum of Spanish Art📍2291 Juramento Ave.
- City Museum) 📍Defensa 187
- Perlotti Museum 📍Pujol 644
- Pablo Ducrós Hicken Film Museum 📍Agustín R. Caffarena 51
- Benito Quinquela Martín Museum 📍1835 Don Pedro de Mendoza Ave.
- Modern Museum📍350 San Juan Ave.
- Galileo Galilei Planetarium📍Av. Sarmiento s/n
- Carlos Gardel House Museum📍735 Jean Jaurès
All featured activities by day and venue
Saturday, May 16
- Saavedra Museum: Guided tours through Argentine history.
- Larreta Museum: An immersive theatrical experience.
- Perlotti Museum: Intimate Concerts.
- Film Museum: Screening ofLe Parc: The Probable and the Possible.
- Quinquela Martín Museum: Workshop on port trades, guided tour of the neighborhood, and tour of the house-museum.
- Galileo Galilei Planetarium: Astronomical tours of the museum and the plaza.
Sunday, May 17
- Palacio Noel: Music Series.
- Sívori Museum: “Date with Artists.”
- Casa Gardel Museum: Live tango music.
- Film Museum: New Screenings
Monday, May 18
- Guided tours at Casa Fernández Blanco, Palacio Noel, Museo Larreta, and Museo del Cine.
- Casa Gardel: “Tesoros del Zorzal,” on the legacy of Carlos Gardel.
A stellar tour of the Planetarium in Palermo
TheGalileo Galilei Planetariumis Buenos Aires’ space museum and couldn’t be left out of this week of art, culture, and—of course!—science as well. That’s why the Buenos Aires Planetarium is joining in withfree admissionfrom the 16th to the 18th for its guided astronomical tours, the dome, and theOpen-Air Astronomical Plaza.
If you’re not sure what to do in May, come explore constellation simulations with telescopes and participate in workshops about the universe. On Saturday, May 16, weather permitting, the planetarium offers nighttime tours of its dome.
Free temporary exhibitions you have to visit
Many of the museums participating in Museum Day currently have temporary exhibitions that offer a unique opportunity to discover new and established artists and save money while immersing yourself in the latest in art. Here are some of the ones you can visit:
- Perlotti Museum: “The Archaic to Come.”
- Sívori Museum: “29th Biennial Textile Art Exhibition.”
- City Museum: “Traces of Everyday Life.”
- Modern Museum: Recent Exhibitions.
- Casa Gardel: Tribute to Ignacio Corsini.
- Larreta Museum: “Estrada. The Woven Color” and “Minimal Interventions V.”
International Museum Day is the perfect excuse to discover and immerse yourself in all the art and culture for which Buenos Aires is famous—with free admission! Plan the activities you like best and discover a little more about Buenos Aires’ museums.